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Remember how The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes was revealed at Nintendo’s Digital Event @E3? Game Informer has given an in-depth feature about the game, letting readers know about some of the finer points and minutia. Additionally, Nintendo Everything compiled a quick, bullet point list on what is the most interesting:

By wearing Zelda’s dress, more hearts will appear in-game

Meanwhile, another outfit is practically a wearable bomb, making Link himself the weapon

The first puzzle in the preview required the three Links to climb on each others’ shoulders and fire an arrow through a tall flame to light a torch (standard Zelda)

You need to micro-manage the lineup of the the Link pillar; only the bottom can control the movement of the group

The battle against Mogma (seen in the reveal trailer) was not overly difficult — bomb thrower needed to get to the top of the totem, then the pillar had to reorganize so the archer was at the top.

Hearts are shared in the game so no one is fighting over health

Players can touch icons on the lower screen to pinpoint where the other respective Link is

Emoticons are collectible, allowing you to cheer on your friends in different ways

Single-player mode is available, where Link can rent two paper dolls to act as A.I. as you make your way through the dungeon.

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes will release exclusively on Nintendo 3DS this Fall.

Game Informer have a good hefty interview with the producer of the Nintendo World Championships 2015, Erik Peterson, and it’s pretty awesome. We get a first look at the very shiny trophy with a very gold Mario statue, and some interesting details and teases about the championships which are taking place tomorrow. He tells us why they chose NES Remix, teases some secret games and guests and even talks about The Wizard a little bit. Read the full interview at Game Informer’s website, or take a look at a snippet below:

“Why NES Remix? Why not break out the original consoles and cartridges?

Ultimate NES Remix on Nintendo 3DS was only used for our qualifying rounds at select Best Buy stores around the country. It was a fun nod to the original 1990 tournament, since we were using the game’s World Championship mode which included some of the games used in the original competition.

On June 14, The Nintendo World Championships will use eight different games, including Splatoon and The Legend of Zelda. Although we’ve already revealed these two games, we see the element of surprise as being important – we want to truly test the competitors’ skills by forcing them to adapt to the challenges we throw at them.

What does the winner receive? Will there be a crown similar to the robe that was awarded to the recent 3DS Super Smash Bros. champion?

We’ve been keeping this a secret until now, but maybe this is a good time to reveal it. The winner will receive a trophy featuring a large gold-plated sculpture of Mario. A one of a kind event like the Nintendo World Championships deserves a one of a kind award, and we’re really pleased with how this turned out.”

GameStop has revealed on Instagram a sneak preview (seen below) to Game Informer’s July cover story, releasing tomorrow. Speculation from gaming communities is ranging from Halo 5 to Fallout 4 to Destiny’s Year Two DLC. However, with such a grainy picture, it is anyone’s guess! What game are you hoping it is?

Star Wars is officially coming to Disney Infinity with Disney Infinity 3.0. The news was kinda leaked early last week but it has now been confirmed by none other than Game Informer. The game features Star Wars along side new Marvel characters. DmC developer Ninja Theory will be helping out with the combat aspects of the game, while Sonic Racing Transformed developer Sumo Digital is helping out with the racing sections. Should be good!

It was a brilliant decision by Nintendo to allow us to vote for the character we would like to see most appear in Super Smash Bros. Nintendo of America clarified yesterday that you are able to vote for any character from any video game franchise and that has got people voting in their droves. Anyone is fair game including Bayonetta, Knuckles and Banjo. Game Informer has listed their favourite choices to appear in Super Smash Bros. Here’s their list.

We all know that The Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed until sometime next year, so what other games are Wii U owners looking forward to this year? Well, it turns out that Monolith’s Xenoblade Chronicles X is the top of Game Informer readers lists and rightly so as the original Xenoblade Chronicles was one of the best JRPG’s of recent years. Xenoblade Chronicles X is followed by Star Fox Wii U and Splatoon. You can see the results in the pie chart above.

You’ve probably noticed that as of late Game Informer cover story reveals are usually about brand new Xbox One and PlayStation 4 games in development. However, Andy McNamara, Editor-In-Chief of Game Informer, has said on Twitter that he’s always in talks with Nintendo to have one of their games as the cover reveal. Would you like to see a brand new Nintendo game on the front of Game Informer or rather see it revealed in a Nintendo Direct?